A couple of days before Christmas, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced the successful launch of its long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with its leader Jong-un Kim issuing a statement that both threatened and reassured the world.

I am sorry. I am very sorry to hear that the new KAIST president’s ambitions have been walled off by the student community. I am not sorry, however, to see another ill-presented dream get rejected by healthily alert students exercising their own rights. The presentation of the idea of the mandatory artificial intelligence (AI) classes could not have provoked the public’s cautionary antennae furthe

The plan for a mandatory AI course was rooted in the idea to prepare KAIST students for the incoming Fourth Industrial Revolution. While there is something to be said about Korea’s fixation with this “revolution”, the fact is that the plan failed to launch.

Best known as AC/DC’s co-founder and rhythm guitarist, Australian musician Malcolm Young was born on January 6, 1953 in Scotland. According to Young himself, “All the males in our family played,” and this musical background led the brothers to indeed start careers in music later on in their lives.

The KAIST Student & Minority Human Rights Committee is a newfound, student-led organization that aims to educate the student body on the importance of human rights and is at the forefront of urging college members to be part of a cultural movement that welcomes all people in the community.

When I was a child, like children are, I always knew exactly the things I wanted. Local forays into the territories outside the warm walls of home to the nearby mall had me always in paths circular in nature.

If I were to sum up my life philosophy in one word, that word would probably be “balance”. For as long as I can remember, my recipe for happiness was maintaining the delicate balance between the various aspects of my life I cared about: academics, relationships, physical and mental health. This pursuit of a work-life balance has been a lifelong challenge, especially due to my tendency to always wa

A man screams at the camera as he shakes his body and twitches his eyes violently, thanking everyone for the “Star Balloons” he just received. In the sane world, the man’s actions would be completely incomprehensible and people would view this man with concern. However, in the world of AfreecaTV, he is just BJ Chulgoo, a prize-winning, seven-year veteran live streamer that brings entertaining cont

Our good friends in the New World recently decided to abandon some of humanity’s most valued assets by setting the concept of logic on fire. As the red, white, and blue flames burn the coal that drives “The Donald”, the rest of the world watches, horrified, as 2017 set new records for extreme weather conditions.

Taking a break from the usual debates on social issues, The KAIST Herald poses an introspective question designed to generate ideas on how we can harness a permanent readership base and better reach out to KAIST students.

Taking a break from the usual debates on social issues, The KAIST Herald poses an introspective question designed to generate ideas on how we can harness a permanent readership base and better reach out to KAIST students.

The genre of jazz caught the attention of the American public, took it by storm, and has held the value of one of the most influential forms of music in history. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Antoine Dominique “Fats” Domino, better known for his stage name “Fats Domino”, was instantly exposed to the groovy musical genre of jazz.

The KAIST Herald met with Professor Sukyoung Ryu, head of the KAIST Committee on Social Inclusion, to discuss the brief history, current status, and motivations and future directions of the initiative.

Dear President Shin,The reply you gave at the committee hearing was offensive to those students (including myself) who care enough about KAIST to speak up and voice our opinions. I would think that it is the responsibility of the USC to request the creation of a university council. That being said, rights are, by definition, a core aspect of humanity’s social order and should not require any speci

Although polygamous marriages are generally frowned upon by modern Western societies and mainly have negative connotations, it is possible to identify positive externalities for both parties involved in this arrangement.

The American sci-fi film Gattaca from 1997 presents us with a future society where children are conceived through genetic manipulation in order to endow them with the best hereditary conditions. Now, two decades later, designer babies have become an intense topic of discussion that challenges some of our most intrinsic and fundamental values.

The recent decade, which has witnessed a formidable proliferation of Bitcoin is worrying. What aspires to be the 21st century’s digital gold is already traveling to many corners of the world without a traffic officer or signal lights.

Skepticism aside, it is still worthwhile to point out the relevant advantages Bitcoin has to offer to consumers in particular. As the first of its kind, Bitcoin may at the very least serve as an innovative exemplar for future development of cryptocurrencies and digital payments.

With the collection of student fees from international students beginning this semester, the USC has attempted to include KISA as a special autonomous organization within the USC. Unfortunately, the motion to officially include KISA in the USC failed to reach any committee. To find out about the two sides to this issue, The KAIST Herald sat down with the head of the International Secretariat of th

We sometimes recline away from our rational selves to make room for ambiguity — we know that committing to a stance can be a self-deprecating act and must assume neutrality to shy away from being judged. In other words, we attribute happenings to subjects that hinge on a far less solid basis as we can see from the articles or speeches that say the “evil has taken over” or one was “cut short